Our MD DEN members in Prince George’s County are hosting a POWERFUL tech conference on November 13.  SO after you are fired up by the In-person Virtual Conference in Silver Spring on October 23rd, head on over to PG county and power up! PUWT 2010 Come join us at the 14th Annual Powering Up With [...]

Registration is now open for the the 51st Idea Event on October 23rd! Here is a direct link to the Virt Con at HQ – https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/fall-virtual-conference-silver-sprin…. Don’t forget to wear a costume! and bring your imagination! In-person Event flyer

DEN STARS in Maryland are very lucky to work in such a beautiful state.  When Laura posted that cool map (see her July blog post if you missed it earlier) I started thinking about how we could share our lovely state with the other state DENs.  This year our DEN is exploring digital storytelling, and [...]

THIS JUST IN: UFOs spotted over Silver Spring, MD Un-conference Facilitators Organize Plans are underway with our neighbors in Virginia to host an in-person un-conference in conjunction with the Tech 0r Treat Virtual Conference on October 23rd. Centered around the theme of “51 WAYS”, DEN members from both states will gather at Area 51 EAST, [...]

For many of us in Maryland, the school year has begun. Like many of you out there reading this blog, I love being an educator! No matter how old I get, I love new school supplies because it is the mark of a new year. While there is always a ton to do to prepare [...]

Bored yet? Missing your fellow DEN leaders? Join us for a little summer school. http://tinyurl.com/DENSummerSchool2010

Just made this cool map of our MD STARs on www.mapalist.com. See if you can find yourself!

  Laura, Renee and Mary landed in Massachusetts today to meet with DEN LC chairs from across the country.  With networking, team building, and a little fun on the intense agenda, we plan to return to MD energized and ready to share with our newly expanded MD LC later in August. In the meantime, we [...]

Inquiring minds want to know?????? If you attended ISTE this past week, please post your comments. Was it awesome?  What did you learn? Who did you meet? What can you bring back to your classroom this fall? I could not be there in person, but I attended a few virtual meetups.  I took a great [...]

I just attended the Second Annual DENny Awards ceremony last night, and was thrilled to hear that both our State Blog, and two of our members, won DENnys! I would like to congratulate our Fabulous and Fearless Blog team for making the MD DEN blog a great place to find information and stay connected. Also, [...]

Hey DEN STARS! Here is an opportunity you won’t want to miss! We are in the final push for entries for the DE/3M Young Scientist Challenge and we need your help to spread the word during the final 2 weeks! The process is easy and if you get 3 students to complete the registration process [...]

Memories of MSET are quickly fading, but let’s keep the networking momentum going.  May is always so busy for everyone, especially for teachers.  Remember to breathe and keep in touch with your MD DEN.  We will be twittering and blogging all summer long about new DE tricks for the tech savvy educator. Keep the conversation [...]

There is so much excitement that I could create a page long blog easily. Instead I thought I would share a Google Doc that will help you make the most of your MSET experience.

MSET is Proud to Announce the Discovery Media Playground May 1, 2010 DE  is hosting an interactive Discovery Education Media Playground for any child accompanied by a parent who is attending the annual MSET Conference in Baltimore.  Participants can create their own mini-movies and work with Discovery Education Science interactive labs.  Activities are appropriate for youngsters [...]

I saw in my Twitter feed that now you can create your own Google Search Stories, so I thought I would give it a try. I have to say it was easy and a lot of fun.

. From now until April 30, 2010 you have the opportunity to be a part of the DEN Leadership Councils for 2010-2011.  Here’s how it works. STARs who want to continue to serve on the MD LC can express their interest by completing this form All STARs who want to be part of the 2010-2011 [...]

Every year the DEN sponsors a national institute in different locations where Discovery STAR educators can share and learn together. From personal experience, I can say this is a wonderful experience that every educator should take part in at least once. I went in 2008 and I thought I learned more there than in San [...]

Sick and tired of winter? Have 5 minutes to invest in a little visual literacy exercise?  Try Twilk.com. You get an interesting visual representation of your PLN. I like my network even more when I see everyone in pictures.   What does your network look like?

PLN, or Personal Learning Network, is such a valuable asset for any teacher. I know I depend on mine for new ideas, tools to utilize in the classroom, and for support in my new adventures. It has taken me a couple of years to grow a solid PLN and I love that it continues to [...]

Hey MD DEN educators, on Wed night, February 10th, we are having a discussion about Quest Atlantis in Second life. Sholi Oh (Sarah Rolle in RL) will talk about her experience with Quest Atlantis. Quest Atlantis is a free, engaging 3D virtual world developed and supported by a team at Indiana University. This is a [...]